Director, AI Systems & Platform Engineering (Remote)

Capital One; Lincoln (NE); Remote; USD 245,000 - 279,000; Full time

Job summary

Capital One is seeking a Director of AI Engineering to lead an AI infrastructure and platform team in a remote‑eligible role. You will guide model training, inference, and governance across a cross‑functional group of engineers, researchers, and PMs to deliver scalable AI‑driven banking experiences.

The ideal candidate will shape long‑term AI strategy, optimize for latency and cost, and mentor senior engineers while championing responsible AI across the enterprise.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in AI/ML with leadership experience.
• Experience building scalable AI platforms and models.
• Strong foundation in computer science and math.

Responsibilities

• Lead across a cross‑functional team to deliver AI powered products.
• Oversee AI software components including training and inference.
• Make build‑vs‑buy decisions across Open Source and SaaS tools.
• Develop state‑of‑the‑art optimization techniques for large systems.
• Contribute to long term foundational AI system roadmaps.

Skills

People leadership

AI engineering

Model training

Cloud platforms

Software architecture

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering/AI

Master's degree in CS/Engineering/AI

Tools

AWS

Google Cloud

Azure

HuggingFace

PyTorch

VectorDBs

Nemo Guardrails

Job description

Capital One is seeking a Director of AI Engineering to lead an AI infrastructure and platform team in a remote‑eligible role. You will guide model training, inference, and governance across a cross‑functional group of engineers, researchers, and PMs to deliver scalable AI‑driven banking experiences.

The ideal candidate will shape long‑term AI strategy, optimize for latency and cost, and mentor senior engineers while championing responsible AI across the enterprise.